Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan has reacted strongly to the Mumbai Metro pillar accident which took place on February 14. Five people have been arrested a day after a portion of a Mumbai Metro pillar fell on vehicles, killing one and injuring three others.
Hrithik Roshan reshared a video of the site of the accident on his Instagram Story on Sunday (February 15) along with a lengthy note.
"Heartbreaking and traumatic. My condolences to the family of the deceased and prayers for the speedy recovery of those injured... I commend the swift action taken by the authorities to ensure accountability, but the need for safety checks and prevention of such accidents is a priority, especially with all the development work going on across Mumbai, on the busiest streets," he wrote.
"Safety of the construction workers and common people is of paramount importance, and I hope strict measures are taken to ensure guidelines and protocol are in place to avoid such incidents in the future," he added.
Writer-lyricist Varun Grover also took to social media to express his anger as a Mumbaikar.
"Mumbai is the MOST corrupt city in India, probably by a huge margin.
"The commercial capital of India has the worst roads (have seen village roads in almost every Indian state in the last 2 years and they are better), atrocious urban planning, & complete disregard for human life (sic)" he wrote.
A slab of the under-construction Metro Line-4, which connects Wadala to Thane, fell on an auto-rickshaw and a car in Mulund, a suburb in northeast Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) has formed a high-level inquiry committee headed by Basavraj M Bhadragond, Director (Metro PIU), MMRDA, to investigate the accident.
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